Screen res is set at 1024 by 768 pixels color is set at 32 bit I don't know what else I should do sometimes it doesn't show the bottom bar when I'm online. So I have to control alt delete to reduce or change anything.

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Again "Does the above mean you haven't figured out how to set the adjustments or that they are out of range"?

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Well i haven't messed with them. Yah I don't know what I need to do. So please tell me what to do; go ahead boss me. The pc and monitor is about 4 years old I know it's out of date but it's not an antique.

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Well, are there actual buttons along the bottom of the screen or do you need to adjust the settings from the screen?

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There are buttons on the bottom of the monitor I have tried to adjust them and when I try to shrink the screen size I can only adjust some of them an only a little. When this monitor first started to do this it would sometimes flip back by itself and be fine. That is why I bought the other monitor, but it's not working either. It's not giving me any kind of pic except the floating message.

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OK, if you know what the buttons can adjust but you can't totally correct then the monitor is probably not usable. Lets mov on to the other monitor. When you connect the other monitor are you connecting it to the SAME port as the old monitor? When you FIRST start the computer does text show? Is the second monitor smaller, the same, or larger screen size than the original? If smaller and you see text at the beginning then reconnect the old monitor and boot to Windows. Set the resolution down to 800 x 600 at 72Hz with 16 bit color. Then try the new monitor again.

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Yes I plug it into the same jack. Yes the text shows up if you plug into the pc or if you don't; you get the same message. The monitor is the same size. It has a black back ground with the message floating on it. There is no cursor sign and the arrow keys won't highlight any area.

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If you are connecting the new monitor to the same port and trying to boot to Windows do you see any computer information on the screen when you start the computer? If nothing then either the monitor or the signal cable are defective.

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Probably the monitor that is why I got such a " good price" all well they said I could return it. Thanks for your help

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I previously suggested trying monitor(s) on another good pc which has a good display on its own monitor. This should prove if the monitors are good or bad. Good Luck - Keep us posted.

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